New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-28
LOYAL DUTCHMEN AT A FEAST.
OVER TWO HUNDRED AT THE BRUNSWICK

OVER TWO HUNDRED AT THE BRUNSWICK
spyrcUrs ny Ex-JUDGE VAN WORST, W. W. AsToR
AND oTuERs-A LETTER FROM DIR. HOLMES.
The Holland Society. POS strong, guests and members,
nte ts annual last night at the Hotel Brunswick
n Thought in Dutch ate in French and talked In English
There we're two songs In the tongue OF Hoi-
land. "The Silver Fleet" and "The orange on
fop." Decorations after the fashion Of The Hague
were plentiful The Sword Of William the Silent the
beer mugs OF George d. Dewitt jrr the
pictures arranged by Charles A. Vanderhoof'
the designer OF the Dutch and r. W. Van Bos-
KercK and the presence OF Edward Van Orden r. HOP
knson Smith and innumerabe DeWitts and Lansngs and
other true sons OF good old Holland stamped
the gathering with a vcritable and loyal lineage.
They brought out clay pipes eighteen inches long.
After the coffee served and their clouds gave vel
come 10 President Hooper O. Van Worst as he presented
samuel ID. Coy Kendall OF Rond0ut. copy of the first
dnner-book illustrated by the artist David L. Cronin.
Here is Mr.. Van Vors;'s speech
WHICH the Holland society does is as complete as
Torrance about this board tonight It's Success is assured
Mans in life depends much what he eats ana
drinks The fact that the gentleman Who was supposed to
Society was seen to nothing The whole evening
s s T pspasd long 5' Sa and under e
es Sec he ssS' to speak The
@ s S %s fact s n p GGS e %a ss %aa
substantial progress the work which has undertaken 1t
books and relating the early history of The
framing the institutions Gnder which We i've Dr..
s %DS n G ny as %a. sd TO- T. init
s%asns Sd Sasn IN S y the w Of
sey lie presented to US valuable relating
Ieprsenii"s men Who have fgrsd in Dutch history
This SOCIETY," was ted at the Albany ccesrao
from the mc%G' TssdeI he G
TO this country also awakened in ms an interest III
the sess at Ieyaen which SO took place last
Lately the city Of 6any where Of our member, , re-
iSesy tcndefsd Re- Ston 70 inoHsh
secure reunion Of the members residing Albany and its
dali Of aondoai sstuded to the society able
WE ce 4y Of S kafiS%s 'f In the pa
Van p ySi 81 w pas GTs S our WAS de7ee BY
IN Mr. me syHs % he
Mr.. Coy Kendall responded briefly and then William
Waldorf Astor answered to the toast Of William the
Silent" as follows:
the ape OF and when The %1pa has Jar o" qpHr
Of venerae bring him and The period in which he
eas to yc 10 night with an lofty and as thrill
Ing as ANY words Of HUMAN hT nea%f o Tho e
figure of William the Silent We SIC him in mis- studons
GENERAL walk with him amid the perls of the battle
ped we mark The horrors OF the az M we
we his difficulties and his hopes and our
until he had made his country free and of that pure and ardent
heart ceased to beat hing OF
from Waihgon TO Grant sT woven into the nisicrv q
the United ,tses Applause II is fortunate thing for
from privileged class William silent though prince
ass on d S S S ET eh a and by
genius lie was brave cause II was In The spft OF ms
honest because Honesty Is as much STe 81 e
Buttons he shared the nnsehsh patriotism the
who had made hlm dictator and in this as In the other GrSnm
history htly likeued George Washington ZAP
to%San,S when peser es AMI chcrishSs aud iGss
example Of urity and yalor and honor And doubt not
work. for old Dutch proyerb says"God bcgnsigdt
resolvei lAppause.I
munpaw. talked about The Du,chmans Fircside,'
but Chamcey NJ Depew not there 10 answer
for John van olden Barneyedt. DE- Albert Wander
Aiphonso Trurnpcui Clearwater to the Dutch Govern
ors of New York" and iGns " 'Sen, oil Brooklyn, TO
the Dutch Founders OF America
Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote this letter.
80 BEAcoN-sT, Boston.
GEORGE w VAN sc1Ex e.q Secretary ccs HoiSnd sccey
IN my early There Dutch family Bible in tie
Tho could Ta chapter m IT, My sister Mry had the start
Of me by half dozen more and so los chance
dell among the early settlers Albany aud bis
sta ned on one Of tie windows OF the old Dutch Church Of
city never met schuyler or Cuyer or Van Itennse
nane Ali tlis would make Il very pleasant for me
inst but regret that reasons detan me at home
and thai can only thank my KIND friends who are OF the
BILE III in the flower instead OF beng In the
doubt that should sit down al once and ,e the ballad
The seheneciay Wendell who when The io~n was BURIED
blanket orong him by friendly Indian aud escaped IN he
hardly hope thing than Kind wishes cons
ny greeng% You may be assured that these are with you
0iHER WENDELL HOLMES.
Iineal descendant Of
Evart Jansen Wendell,
Of the Old Dutch Church at Albany.